2007-2008
Danville Area Community College
Illinois State University
Associate of Science and Arts
College of Arts & Sciences
Transfer Curriculum
Public Relations
 
Individuals who complete the courses listed below earn the Associate of Science and Arts degree at Danville Area Community College, will have met the senior institution's lower division general education requirements, and will be admitted as juniors.

Required Courses Hours
First Semester
ENGL 101 Rhetoric & Composition I 
3
SPCH 101 Oral Communication 
or 
SPCH 102 Public Speaking 
3
Humanities Elective 
3
Mathematics Elective 
3
Foreign Language Elective (note 4) 
4
INST 101 Success in College
 1
Total 
17
Second Semester
ENGL 102 Rhetoric & Composition II 
3
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology 
3
Fine Arts Elective 
3
Fine Arts/Humanities Elective 
3
Foreign Language Elective (note 4) 
4
Total 
16
Third Semester
POLI 160 International Relations -OR-
GEOG 134 World Regional Geography -OR-
ANTH 107 Cultural Anthropology
3
Social Science Elective 
3
Foreign Language Elective (note 4) 
4
Physical Science Elective 
3-4
Elective towards Minor (see Note 1) 
3
Total 
16-17
Fourth Semester
Social Science Elective 
3
Life Science Elective 
3-4
Elective towards Minor (see Note 1) 
4
Elective towards Minor (see Note 1) 
3
Total 
13-14

Transfer Admission Requirements

  1. 2.0 Grade Point Average (4.0 scale)
NOTES
  1. Public Relations majors must complete a minor or a second major in a department other than Communications.  A minor or second major should not be in Speech or Mass Communications.  Possible selections for a minor or second major are as follows:  Political Science, Sociology, English, Writing, Sciences, Health Sciences, etc.
  2. DACC recommends a three (3) hour course in Third World or Non-Western Culture, either in Humanities or Social Science.
  3. Effective Fall 1992, new students or re-entering students absent more than two years and seeking an A.S.A. degree are required to take at least one course with human relations content.  See your counselor for list of courses that fulfill this requirement.
  4. ISU has initiated new graduation requirements effective Fall, 1999 for first-time or readmitted students.  They now require two additional classes that are in addition to general education requirements.  The DACC classes that can be used to fulfill these requirements are POLI 160, GEOG 134, or ANTH 107 for all majors, and the third level of a college foreign language for a BA in Public Relations.  Students who want ISU’s BS degree in Public Relations can fulfill the foreign language requirement with 3 years of one foreign language in high school or completion of the 2nd semester or higher of college-level foreign language with grades of "C" or better or equivalent proficiency as determined by exam.  American Sign Language may be used to fulfill this requirement by transfer credit or by proficiency.  Also, choose one class from the following list:
  5. For additional information contact:

    6. Communication Advisement Center
    Department of Communication
    450 Fell Hall, Illinois State University
    Campus Box 4480
    Normal, IL 61790-4480

    Phone:  309-438-7080

(See a DACC counselor or an advisor for additional information on majors or minors.)

PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  SEE A DACC COUNSELOR OR AN ADVISOR FOR UPDATED INFORMATION PRIOR TO REGISTRATION EACH SEMESTER.

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